[MYM] 4.0 Yeshua Has Pity for the People and Heals Many People

The Gospels present Yeshua’s (Jesus’) ministry as one marked by both teaching and healing. His works reveal the inbreaking of God’s Kingdom, where physical ailments, demonic oppression, and human brokenness are met with divine authority and compassion. The passages under study—Matthew 4:23–25; 9:35–38; 15:29–31; and Luke 6:17–19—summarize and illustrate the breadth of His ministry, emphasizing its comprehensive nature: teaching, preaching, healing, and deliverance.

Yeshua went throughout Galilee teaching in synagogues, preaching the “gospel of the kingdom,” and healing all manner of sickness (Matthew 4:23). His fame spread to Syria, and multitudes followed Him. This shows His ministry was not limited to Jews alone but attracted Gentiles, signaling the universal scope of His mission.

Again, Matthew emphasizes the pattern of teaching, preaching, and healing (Matthew 4:35). Seeing the crowds, Yeshua was moved with compassion because they were “faint, and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 4:36). He calls His disciples to pray for laborers for the harvest, linking His miracles with the mission of discipleship and evangelism.

On the mountain near the Sea of Galilee, great multitudes came bringing the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others. Yeshua healed them, and the crowd “glorified the God of Israel” (Matthew 4:31). This phrase suggests that many present were Gentiles who recognized the God of Israel through Yeshua’s works.

Here, a great crowd came to hear Him and be healed. Th Gospel of Luke chapter 6 verse 19 notes, “the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.” This emphasizes His divine authority and the accessibility of His healing to all who came in faith.

Across these passages, several themes emerge:

1. Holistic Ministry – Yeshua combined teaching, preaching, and healing, showing that the Kingdom addresses spiritual truth, physical need, and eternal hope.
2. Compassionate Savior – His miracles were not mechanical but rooted in compassion (Matthew 9:36).
3. Universal Reach – His fame spread beyond Israel (Matthew 4:24; 15:31; Luke 6:17), foreshadowing the global mission of the Church.
4. Kingdom Signs – Miracles confirmed His message: the Kingdom of God had drawn near (Matthew 4:23).
5. Call to Discipleship – The need for laborers (Matthew 9:37–38) shows that Yeshua’s ministry continues through His followers.

Thus, these passages portray Yeshua as the compassionate Messiah whose words and works reveal God’s reign. His healings were not isolated acts but signs pointing to the fullness of salvation—restoration of life, body, and spirit.